By all the memories of your fathers, who founded this Republic and delivered to you the precious heritage, by all the sentiments of gratitude for the good you have enjoyed beneath its protecting care, are you summoned to its defence.
Sumner calls upon citizens to defend the Republic, invoking the legacy of their forefathers.
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